AFS-10-314-E 

Jul 16 2010 

 Exemption No. 10098 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-12562 

Mr. Everett Leaf 

Director of Operations 

Frontier Flying Service, Inc. 

5245 Airport Industrial Road 

Fairbanks, AK 99709 

Dear Mr. Leaf: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated June 22, 2010, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Frontier Flying Service, Inc. (FFS), for an extension of Exemption No. 8344. That 

exemption from §§ 61.3(a) and (c) and 121.383(a)(2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

for operations conducted under part 121 or 135 allows FFS to issue to its pilot flight 

crewmembers written confirmation of an individual FAA-issued crewmember certificate 

based upon information in FFS’s approved record system. That confirmation, when attached 

to this exemption, shall permit FFS to operate the affected flight and permit the individual 

pilot flight crewmember to serve as a flight crewmember on the affected flight without that 

pilot flight crewmember having in his/her possession the FAA issued pilot or medical 

certificate required for any part 121 or part 135 flight. That exemption, however, expired on 

June 30, 2010. Therefore, we will treat your request as a new petition. 

In your petition, you indicate that the conditions and reasons regarding public interest and 

safety, presented in that original petition upon which the exemption was granted, remain 

unchanged. 
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The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to FFS. 

The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all material aspects to 

those presented in your petition. In your previous Grant of Exemption No. 8344, as amended, 

the FAA found that the information found on both airman medical and pilot certificates 

confirms the findings that the FAA made at the time each certificate was issued in regard to an 

airman's qualifications. By having these documents in his/her possession, the airman can 

demonstrate to an FAA aviation safety inspector, an accident investigator of the National 

Transportation Safety Board, or other responsible individual that at a time past he/she was 

qualified to operate the proposed flight. 

The airman has also demonstrated these same qualifications to the air carrier by whom he/she 

is employed. Section 121.683 requires that each air carrier maintain current records of each 

crewmember that demonstrate airplane qualifications and physical examinations. This 

information may be maintained in computer records. 

Although there may be minor differences between the content of the records maintained by the 

FAA and those maintained by the carrier, the FAA has determined that the proposed 

exemption can provide a level of safety equivalent to that provided by the affected regulation, 

subject to certain conditions and limitations. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

• they do not differ materially from those presented by you in your past grant of exemption 

(Exemption No. 8344, as amended); 

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption still apply to your 

present situation; and 

• a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8344, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, 

under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the conditions and limitations described 

below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Prior to using any provision of this plan, FFS must develop, submit to, and have 

approved by the FAA principal operations inspector (POI) assigned to that carrier a 
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plan outlining the procedures it expects to employ in issuing a temporary confirmation 

document to crewmembers who do not have in their personal possession for a 

particular flight the airman or medical certificate required under the rule. 

2. The document described in Condition No. 1 must contain, as a minimum, the 

following information: 

a. With regard to an airman's pilot certificate, that airman's: 

i. Name; 

ii. Address; 

iii. Date of Birth; 

iv. Height; 

v. Weight; 

vi. Color of Hair; 

vii. Color of Eyes; 

viii. Sex; 

ix. Nationality; 

x. Title of Certificate; 

xi. Certificate Number; 

xii. Ratings and Limitations; and 

xiii. Date of Issue. 

b. With regard to an airman's medical certificate, that airman's: 

i. Name; 

ii. Address; 

iii. Date of Birth; 

iv. Height; 

v. Weight; 

vi. Color of Hair; 

vii. Color of Eyes; 

viii. Sex; 

ix. Limitations; 

x. Date of Examination; 

xi. Examiner's Serial Number; 
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xii. Examiner's Name; and 

xiii. Class of Certificate. 

3. FFS must notify the POI (within 24 hours of the initiation of any flight conducted 

under this exemption) that the exemption has been used and provide the following 

information: 

a. The dates and flight number of any flights operated under the provisions of this 

exemption; and 

b. The information required by and specified in Condition No. 2. 

4. Each airman who operates a flight under this exemption must comply with § 61.29(c) 

and ensure that a request for a facsimile from the FAA confirming the applicable 

certificate is made within 72 hours of the initiation of any flight conducted under this 

exemption. FFS is authorized to make this application to the FAA on behalf of each 

applicable airman. The airman must provide a copy of the facsimile from the FAA to 

FFS within 24 hours of the receipt of that facsimile. 

5. The airman must provide to the POI a copy of the FAA facsimile within 10 days of the 

initiation of any flight under the exemption. 

6. Prior to the initiation of any flight under this exemption, FFS must provide a copy of 

this exemption to any airman using the provisions of this exemption. This may be 

accomplished during regularly scheduled training or immediately prior to any flight 

conducted under the exemption. 

7. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised when the affected flight is an 

intrastate operation totally within the State of Alaska. It cannot involve flight through 

international airspace. 

This exemption terminates on July 31, 2012, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Bradley D. Pearson 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosure